Han Dynasty Foodways and Imperial Kitchens (206 BCE–220 CE)

1. Founding of the Han imperial state

   Jan 1, 206 BCELabels: Liu Bang, Han court, Imperial banquets

   • Britannica

2. Hongmen Banquet highlights politics of feasting

   Jan 1, 206 BCELabels: Hongmen Banquet, Han elites

   • Wikipedia

3. Grain-based diet anchors Han foodways

   Jan 1, 200 BCELabels: Five Grains, Staple crops

   • Five Grains

4. Mawangdui tomb meal shows elite Han table culture

   Jan 1, 168 BCELabels: Mawangdui, Lady Dai

   • Asianart
   • Smarthistory

5. Lacquerware dominates elite service and storage

   Jan 1, 168 BCELabels: Lacquerware, Elite service

   • Asianart
   • China Daily

6. State salt and iron monopolies reshape food supply

   Jan 1, 117 BCELabels: Emperor Wu, Salt monopoly

   • Han Dynasty
   • Economy Han

7. Equable marketing system supports grain distribution

   Jan 1, 110 BCELabels: Equable marketing, Ever-normal granary

   • History Han
   • Economy Han

8. Fan Shengzhi’s agricultural manual reflects intensification

   Jan 1, 100 BCELabels: Fan Shengzhi, Agricultural manual

   • Fan Shengzhi

9. Government wine monopoly expands control of drinking culture

   Jan 1, 98 BCELabels: Wine monopoly, Han state

   • Han Dynasty
   • Economy Han

10. Salt and Iron debate formalizes critiques of luxury

    Jan 1, 81 BCELabels: Salt and, Huo Guang

    • Salt Iron
    • Emperor Zhao

11. Wang Mang’s Xin interregnum disrupts provisioning systems

    Jan 1, 9Labels: Wang Mang, Xin dynasty

    • Britannica
    • Han Dynasty

12. Eastern Han restoration rebuilds court household infrastructure

    Jan 1, 25Labels: Eastern Han, Court restoration

    • Han Dynasty
    • Economy Han

13. Late Eastern Han crises strain elite food systems

    Jan 1, 180Labels: Late Eastern, Elite decentralization

    • Economy Han
    • Han Dynasty

14. End of Han court closes an imperial kitchen era

    Jan 1, 220Labels: End of, Imperial abdication

    • Britannica
    • Han Dynasty